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Effects of season and storage period on accumulation of individual carotenoids in pumpkin flesh (Cucurbita moschata)

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dc.Chemicals/CASbeta carotene, 7235-40-7; xanthophyll, 127-40-2, 52842-48-5; zeaxanthin, 144-68-3; beta Carotene; Carotenoids; Lutein; Minerals; Zeaxanthins
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dc.contributor.affiliationsInternational Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA)
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
dc.contributor.authorJaswir I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShahidan N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOthman R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHashim Y.Z.H.-Y.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOctavianti F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorbin Salleh M.N.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T08:41:49Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T08:41:49Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractCarotenoids are antioxidants with pharmaceutical potential. The major carotenoids important to humans are ?-carotene, ?-carotene, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and ?-cryptoxanthin. Some of the biological functions and actions of these individual carotenoids are quite similar to each other, whereas others are specific. Besides genotype and location, other environmental effects such as temperature, light, mineral uptake, and pH have been found affect carotenoid development in plant tissues and organs. Therefore, this research investigated the effects of the season and storage periods during postharvest handling on the accumulation of carotenoid in pumpkin. This study shows that long-term storage of pumpkins resulted in the accumulation of lutein and ?-carotene with a slight decrease in zeaxanthin. The amounts of ?-carotene ranged from 174.583�2.105 mg/100g to 692.871�22.019 mg/100g, lutein from 19.841�9.693 mg/100g to 59.481�1.645 mg/100g, and zeaxanthin from not detected to 2.709�0.118 mg/100g. The pumpkins were collected three times in a year; they differed in that zeaxanthin was present only in the first season, while the amounts of ?-carotene and lutein were the highest in the second and third seasons, respectively. By identifying the key factors among the postharvest handling conditions that control specific carotenoid accumulations, a greater understanding of how to enhance the nutritional values of pumpkin and other crops will be gained. Postharvest storage conditions can markedly enhance and influence the levels of zeaxanthin, lutein, and ?-carotene in pumpkin. This study describes how the magnitudes of these effects depend on the storage period and season. � 2014 by Japan Oil Chemists' Society.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5650/jos.ess13186
dc.identifier.epage767
dc.identifier.issn13458957
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.pmid25007748
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84905198486
dc.identifier.spage761
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84905198486&doi=10.5650%2fjos.ess13186&partnerID=40&md5=86fb033b4af16305202a41c7b4b5ce0e
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9305
dc.identifier.volume63
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJapan Oil Chemists Societyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofOpen Accessen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Oleo Science
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectCarotenoiden_US
dc.subjectPostharvesten_US
dc.subjectPumpkinen_US
dc.subjectSeasonen_US
dc.subjectStorageen_US
dc.titleEffects of season and storage period on accumulation of individual carotenoids in pumpkin flesh (Cucurbita moschata)en_US
dc.title.alternativeJ. Oleo Sci.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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